- gallinaceous birds
- куриные (Galliformes)* * *куриные
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
gallinaceous birds
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Gallinaceous birds — are heavy bodied ground feeding domestic or game birds, including grouse, ptarmigans, turkeys, pheasants, quail, partridges, fowl, chachalacas, and curassows – all in the order Galliformes. This order contains four families: family Tetraonidae… … Wikipedia
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gallinaceous — [gal΄i nā′shəs] adj. [L gallinaceus < gallina, hen < gallus, a cock] of an order (Galliformes) of birds that nest on the ground, including turkeys, chickens, pheasants, and grouse … English World dictionary
gallinaceous — [ˌgalɪ neɪʃəs] adjective relating to or denoting birds of an order (Galliformes) which includes domestic poultry and game birds. Origin C18: from L. gallinaceus (from gallina hen ) + ous … English new terms dictionary
gallinaceous — adjective Etymology: Latin gallinaceus of domestic fowl, from gallina hen, from gallus cock Date: 1693 of or relating to an order (Galliformes) of heavy bodied largely terrestrial birds including the pheasants, turkeys, grouse, and the common… … New Collegiate Dictionary
gallinaceous — /gal euh nay sheuhs/, adj. 1. pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls. 2. belonging or pertaining to the order Galliformes, comprising medium sized, mainly ground feeding domestic or game birds, as the chicken, turkey, grouse, pheasant,… … Universalium
gallinaceous — gal·li·na·ceous || ‚gælɪ neɪʃəs adj. of or pertaining to domestic birds (chickens, turkeys, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
gallinaceous — gal•li•na•ceous [[t]ˌgæl əˈneɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. orn belonging or pertaining to the order Galliformes, comprising ground feeding domestic or game birds, as chickens, turkeys, grouse, quail, and pheasants • Etymology: 1775–85; < L gallīnāceus… … From formal English to slang
gallinaceous — a. like pheasants and domestic fowls; belonging to the order of birds including those … Dictionary of difficult words
gallinaceous bird — noun heavy bodied largely ground feeding domestic or game birds • Syn: ↑gallinacean • Hypernyms: ↑bird • Hyponyms: ↑domestic fowl, ↑fowl, ↑poultry, ↑jungle fowl … Useful english dictionary
galliform — ▪ order of birds Introduction any of the gallinaceous (that is, fowl like or chickenlike (chicken)) birds (bird). The order includes about 290 species, of which the best known are the turkeys (turkey), chickens, quail, partridge, pheasant and… … Universalium
